The June acreage report should be a major market mover as the USDA will update seeded acreage for this year. Minneapolis wheat will be a follower of the Chicago and Kansas City wheat prices until harvest is over and spring wheat begins to price in growing conditions. The high rating will mean a high quality of wheat will be harvested this summer, which will be bullish for demand post harvest. Prices normally peak into the June through August growing season, as the market will fear dryness...

When President Bush and others pushed for more ethanol made from corn, farmers planted corn in near record numbers this year. The stalks, the leaves and the rest make good compost to put back in the ground for next year's crops. Besides the great price right now, farmers have another reason to grow more corn. If corn brings more money, it also costs more too in dry seasons. What farmers plant in the field could soon help you pay less at the fuel pump. That's triple the corn he grew last...

Bob Trader with Hy-Vee says,"There's been a significant increase as we've moved into the Spring and Summer of this year for several reasons and a couple of different factors--international trade, feed prices going up, and lower production in the United States. But dairy market forecasters say the demand for corn and the price of milk are more related than people realize. Bob Trader with Hy-Vee says,"There's been a significant increase as we've moved into the Spring and Summer of this year...

OVERVIEW: Corn and wheat remained on the defensive overnight as fresh rains in key corn growing areas and the continuing winter wheat harvest ensured sellers had the upper hand on both markets throughout. The weather forecasts for the main growing areas are largely favorable for additional crop gathering this week, so more hedge selling associated with the harvest should be expected in the days ahead. Corn was on the receiving end of a fairly hefty selling spree Friday, and more of the...

In West Bradford Township, Hodge doesn't commit acreage but donates harvest that might not be marketable daily from the 200 acres that he is cultivating this year on his 300-acre farm. Gleaners are those who, in less fortunate times or in less fortunate countries, scavenge food left in harvested fields. Cares, a private nonprofit agency, this year has enrolled 32 farms, nine community gardens, and 500 to 600 volunteers who tend, harvest and deliver fresh fruit and vegetables to what it...

Their results are successfully quantifying and predicting the nitrogen needs for growing corn, saving farmers money and reducing environmental impact. Newswise - infoZine- "With this program, we focus on determining under what situations extra nitrogen would be good to add and when a farmer can save money by reducing fertilizer applications without impacting yield and quality," says Quirine Ketterings, associate professor of crop and soil sciences, who co-leads the research team. Newswise...